Hanging plants are an excellent way to give your home a garden space that has some height. Trailing plants will add even more to your display, especially if you lack space to have a lot of houseplants.
The right plants can add dimension and atmosphere in a way that furniture and accents can’t.
Unsure where to start? Let’s explore 12 great hanging plants for your home.
1. Arrowhead Plant
Arrowhead plants are also known as arrowhead vines or five fingers. All of these names are derived from the changing shape of the plant’s leaves. The leaves start off as an arrowhead shape and eventually grow a few “fingers.” The plant will grow into a long vine over time, so refrain from trimming the leaves to allow them to grow nice and long for a hanging basket. You can find these plants in shades of green, pink and burgundy. Arrowhead plants like humid conditions, so they’re great plants for the bathroom or kitchen.
2. English Ivy
Also known as common ivy, English ivy (Hedera helix) is a gorgeous, deep green, glossy plant. This classic plant is one of the best indoor plants for low light. Suspend a basket of English ivy from a ceiling and admire the elegant, cascading vines.
3. String of Pearls
The unusual succulent beads of the string of pearls plant look stunning in contemporary homes that feature bold and trendy design elements. Like most succulents, the string of pearls plant thrives in bright light and soil that is kept on the dry side. If your plant is happy, it may even reward you with small white flowers. Trim your string of pearls plant if the ends get too sparse.
Spider Plants are classic for a reason: They have long strappy leaves and arching stems with tiny plantlets on the ends, which can be pinched off to make new baby plants. Stick it in a room with bright light, even though it’ll adjust to low-light conditions. Water it when the soil is slightly dry.
5. Boston Fern
The Boston Fern is a plant that does well in indirect sunlight, but it needs to have a humid atmosphere to grow in your home. For this reason, this is an ideal plant to hang in a bathroom. If the humidity is too low, misting the leaves should suffice. When mature, the plant should be about 2 or 3 feet tall. It also prefers to grow in moist soil that has a good amount of drainage. Since this plant purifies the air, it is ideal for a bedroom.
6. Burro’s Tail (Sedum morganianum)
These hanging houseplants are succulents, which means that they can tolerate long periods of time without water and prefer lots of sunshine. These indoor hanging plants do best in rooms with lots of space where they’re free to trail down without bumping into anything.
7. Bird’s Nest Fern
Add some edge to your space with bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus). This hanging plant has gorgeous, curvy leaves that change shape depending on the amount of light exposure. Too much light will make the leaves crumple and turn them yellow, so keep out of direct sunlight.
8. Pothos
Adaptable to most conditions, pothos (Epipremnum aureum) is one of the easiest houseplants you can grow. It’s also known as one of the best houseplants for purifying air, making it the perfect plant for your bedroom. Hang pothos near your bed and breathe easier at night.
9. Peperomia
The Peperomia is a plant with broad, fleshy leaves that retain moisture so that they don’t need to be watered a lot. It also only requires a medium amount of sunlight, so a room with low light will work well for a hanging plant. It is drought-tolerant and can grow to have a trail that is up to 3 feet long. When it comes to soil, it needs to be well-drained with a slight acidity.
10. Prayer Plant
The Prayer Plant has flat leaves during the day, but at night the leaves curl up like they are hands praying at night. They do best with indirect sunlight and slightly acidic soil that drains well. During the growing season, the plant will need to be watered frequently.
11. Christmas Cactus
The arching form of this flowering plant works beautifully in a hanging pot. Keep your eye out for different species throughout the year, since flower colors vary by season. Give it bright light, and water when the soil is completely dry.
12. Chenille plant
Chenille plant makes an impression immediately. Fuzzy red flowers trail down from deep green foliage, earning the houseplant the nickname red-hot cat’s-tail. Take advantage of this plant’s vibrancy and hang it somewhere that needs a little color.